Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 490 Surprise plan

In June of the 23rd year of Jian'an, the scouts found the Maming Pavilion Road in the northwest direction of Zoumaling, and it seemed that Yangping Pass could be bypassed along the Maming Pavilion Road.

Just when Liu Bei was selecting elite soldiers to seize the Maming Pavilion Road, Wu Yi, who had gone to fight in Wudu County, came to the camp in embarrassment.

This partial division had not heard from Shu for half a year. Seeing that Wu Yi was alone, Liu Bei was astonished and asked like a cannonball: "Why is Ziyuan here? What is the current situation in Wudu County? How are Yide and Meng Qi doing? "

Wu Yi knelt on one knee and cupped his fists to plead guilty: "In the end, General Yide followed General Yide to break Hechi and Xiabian, but Cao Hong's reinforcements in Guanzhong were strong and he used tiger and leopard cavalry to attack supplies, so we had to retreat to defend Xiabianju City. Later, General Yide divided his troops. Going to plunder the camp to seize food, Cao Hong attacked in a big way shortly after he left, and his troops were outnumbered, so he was defeated."

"It seems that Cao Cao transferred reinforcements from Guanzhong. No wonder Xiahouyuan's defense is still so stable." Pang Tong nodded in affirmation.

"Wudu was restored to Cao thief, where are Yide and Meng Qi now?" Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei and Ma Chao anxiously, regardless of the enemy in front of him.

Wu Yi shook his head: "After I was defeated, I wanted to join General Yide, but Cao Jun's tiger and leopard cavalry were too powerful, so I had no choice but to flee to the Di people tribe in the west. Fortunately, the general Lei Tong fought to cover him from here. Dashanzhong turned out, as for the situation of General Yide and General Ma, I really don’t know.”

Liu Bei was stunned for a long time without saying a word, and Pang Tong continued to ask Wu Yi about Zhang Fei's marching route.

Fazheng comforted: "Lord, don't worry. Although there is no news of the two of them now, there may not be any danger. I remember that when the lord was separated from General Guan and General Zhang in Xiaopei, he also wandered outside alone for several months."

"At this moment and at that moment, Xiaopei is surrounded by plain villages. It is not difficult to hide and find something to eat, but Wudu is surrounded by mountains and lush forests. Even if Yide is very capable of surviving, where can he find it? Grain supplies?" Liu Bei shook his head worriedly.

Fazheng and Pang Tong have carefully studied the terrain of Wudu, and the mountains are doomed to have a non-concentrated population. Larger towns will definitely be guarded by Cao Jun. It is not easy to replenish the military rations of ten thousand people.

"As the saying goes, relying on mountains to eat mountains depends on water to drink water. Although there are not as many people in the mountains as in the plains, there are many wild animals and lush plants. General Yide will definitely return to Yizhou safely." Fazheng continued to comfort.

Liu Bei frowned and said to himself: "These days of fighting at Yangping Pass, there is no news from Xia Houyuan."

"No news is a good thing, it means that the two generals are still safe." Fazheng echoed.

After Pang Tong asked Wu Yi, he also leaned over, and he said with a serious face: "According to the information provided by General Wu, General Yide should have a retreat to return to Yizhou. It may be because the mountain road is difficult to walk and delays. I am afraid that Yide I have other ideas and I don’t want to withdraw.”

"What other ideas does the third brother have?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

Pang Tong smiled slightly and said: "I think the three generals are quite capable of scheming now, and General Ma was also called 'General Shenweitian' by the Qiang Hu. They may continue to contain them with the help of the Qiang Di people. So far I have not seen Cao Jun from Wudu come to help."

Fazheng nodded in affirmation: "What Shi Yuan said is true, we might as well capture Yangping Pass first, and when Chencang Dao gets through, there will naturally be news of Wudu."

Liu Bei nodded solemnly: "I will send troops to seize the Ma Ming Pavilion right away, but I have to be prepared with both hands. It would be great if I can capture a few prisoners of Cao Jun."

"How could an ordinary prisoner know about Wudu? The senior generals of Xiahouyuan's army might know a thing or two, but General Huang and General Wei showed bravery before the pass, so there is probably no chance to lure the enemy out of the pass." Fazheng shook his head. .

"Dispatch spy?"

Liu Bei proposed it in a whimsical way, but he himself felt that it was impossible. Yangping Pass was guarding the front of the army, and now not even a mouse could slip in.

Fazheng continued to explain: "It's not impossible to send out detailed workers, as long as you can go around Langzhong and take the Micangshan trail, but this trail is too steep, and it is rumored that pedestrians who stay at night on the way have to tie their waists with vines and tie them to trees. Otherwise, you will fall into the ditch and be smashed to pieces.”

"You can choose the strong and healthy people in the camp." Liu Bei rekindled his hope.

Fazheng shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's easy to cross Micang Mountain, but it's difficult to find news in Hanzhong. It's impossible for a non-astute person to do it."

Liu Bei frowned and knocked on the case table. He suddenly thought of Pound through Ma Chao, and then said in a bright voice: "Song Chen under Ziyu went to Hanzhong to rescue Lingming (Pound), and he was doing business in northern cities all year round to inquire about information. Is this person up to the task?"

Fazheng frowned and nodded: "Captain Song is indeed smart and intelligent, but the mountains are high and the roads are far away, the sky and the earth are big, where can we find him?"

Pang Tong remonstrated, "Your lord, you can send someone to Jiaozhou. Ziyu must know where Captain Song is. He is so cautious that he has a backup candidate, and he will surely relieve your lord's worries."

"What Shi Yuan said was so true, Bei almost forgot about Lan Ziyu."

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately called the former Sima Fei Gongju (Fei Shi) to go to Jiaozhou to see Lantian immediately.

Fei Shi left the camp and rushed to Jiaozhou. He held Liu Bei's general order to change horses and boats on the road, and the officials along the way had to cooperate fully.

Because of the influence of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's disappearance, Liu Bei rejected Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others' invitation to fight when selecting soldiers.

Liu Bei used second-line generals Zhang Nan, Fu Xun, and Xiang Chong from Jingzhou to attack Maming Pavilion Road, but unfortunately encountered tenacious resistance from the famous general Zhang Yun on the way.

Although Xia Houyuan couldn't hold out at Yangping Pass, he always paid attention to the news of Liu Bei's army. When he learned that Yizhou soldiers were going to climb Zoumaling, he immediately sent Zhang He to station at Guangshi Pass, north of Maming Pavilion Road.

The road to Ma Ming Pavilion was narrow and difficult, and the two sides could not line up to hedge against each other. Liu Bei deployed more troops than Zhang He, but he was still unable to break through Zhang He's defense line.

The two sides struggled for dozens of days on Ma Ming Pavilion Road, unable to tell the winner. Liu Bei's army transporting grain to Ma Ming Pavilion Road became a burden. Pang Tong and Fazheng felt that this plan was flawed after analyzing the terrain on the spot.

The two returned to the camp from Zoumaling down the mountain. Pang Tong solemnly suggested to Liu Bei: "It is very difficult to deliver supplies to Maming Pavilion Road. We can’t look at both the beginning and the end, we have to think of a safe way.”

Liu Bei frowned and asked: "The two military advisers are so solemn, they must have come up with a good plan?"

Fazheng pointed at the sand table and signaled: "Since the Maming Pavilion Road on the left has to climb two high mountains, why not go south to Mianshui to find a trail on Micang Mountain, and choose a dangerous place behind Yangping Pass to camp, so as to avoid Yangping Pass Enter the hinterland of Hanzhong."

"Micang Mountain? Isn't it particularly difficult to walk?" Liu Bei was surprised.

Fazheng said solemnly: "No matter how difficult it is to walk, we must open the way across the mountains, otherwise we will have nothing to do with this Yangping pass."

"Then Maming Pavilion is right." Liu Bei hesitated to speak.

The front of the law sank like water: "They can't withdraw for the time being, and the lord has to increase the troops when necessary, otherwise the plot will be seen through by Xia Houyuan, and we will fall short."

Liu Bei nodded affirmatively, "Shocking?"

(End of this chapter)